Katherine Semar Junior School
Primary school in Saffron Walden, Essex. No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Mar 2025).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 11 March 2025, report published 5 May 2025, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
No overall grade. From September 2024 Ofsted stopped giving one, but still graded each area.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2029
The last inspection was in March 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- Under 0.1 milesKatherine Semar Infant School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)
- 0.6 milesSt Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden
School remains Good (Sep 2023)
- 0.7 milesR A Butler Infant School
Improved significantly (Nov 2024)
- 0.7 milesR A Butler Junior School
Outstanding (May 2024)
- 1.2 milesSt Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
School remains Good (May 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.